On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 12:53:16 GMT, "Dudley Henriques"
wrote:


"Ron Natalie" wrote in message
m...
Lufthansi wrote:
This happened on some Airshow in Asia. The Airplane last both wings in
midair and consequently crashed. Maybe it did some aerobatic loops
prior to wing-failure ? Check it out :
http://www.jumpingpixels.com/aircraft2.html

Everybody wants to be Bob Hoover.


.................and what they forget is that the secret to being Bob Hoover
is NOT pulling g's.

First, I don't want to offer any encourage any one to try aerobatics
except in a plane rated for them.

The way I see it, virtually any *basic* aerobatic maneuver can be done
without causing undue stress in a good portion of normal and utility
category aircraft. The twin is a different animal due to inertia and
the weight out there on the wings., but Bob did an outstanding job. If
anything he may have made it look too easy:-))


The snap roll is normally considered a bit hard on airplanes, but I've
seen a number of rag and tube aircraft do snap rolls nose high and at
a low speed. The "Flying Farmer" used to do a routine with a number
of snap rolls, but they sure weren't the ones most people think of
when they see air show performers doing snap rolls at higher speed.
"Those things are uncomfortable"

Almost any single engine plane could do a hammer head, but be a bit
late and you may have to walk home if it leads to a tail slide. :-))

Barrel rolls are probably one of the easiest maneuvers to learn and
the easiest to screw up.

However after reading the subject line and original post I keep
wondering how you have a mid-air accident by your self? Is it half
way between the top and bottom, or the edges. I can see how top and
bottom are defined although I've never flown anything capable or
coming near the top and the bottom adds new meaning to "hard deck".
I've just never been able to figure out where the sides are located.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com


Dudley Henriques

Roger